Last week Beryl Benderly wrote about the successful effort to unionize postdocs on three University of Massachusetts campuses. Beryl wrote, "Having collected signed union cards from a majority of the approximately
300 postdocs at UMass's Amherst, Boston, and Dartmouth branches --
Canovas's Worcester campus is not involved -- the new union received certification this week from the Massachusetts Division of
Labor Relations. It can now begin contract negotiations with the
university."
That's all true -- except, possibly, for the part that say the Worcester campus was not involved. Accounts differ, but it seems likely that there was an attempt to organize the Worcester campus -- home of the UMass Medical School -- but that so far the attempt has not succeeded.
Here's one more small correction on that story. Postdocs at the University of Massachusetts at Lowell were originally certified by SIEU as Benderly wrote in the article, but have since joined the Massachusetts Teachers Assocation, which is affliated with the National Education Association.
That's all true -- except, possibly, for the part that say the Worcester campus was not involved. Accounts differ, but it seems likely that there was an attempt to organize the Worcester campus -- home of the UMass Medical School -- but that so far the attempt has not succeeded.
Here's one more small correction on that story. Postdocs at the University of Massachusetts at Lowell were originally certified by SIEU as Benderly wrote in the article, but have since joined the Massachusetts Teachers Assocation, which is affliated with the National Education Association.
